Didn't we just take the Christmas tree down like last week?? Is the clock out of control?? And now we will bring the tree back up from it's storage spot.. Trying to remember did we need another string of lights this year?? The one we had on there was so sparse, so many bulbs burned out.. I looked at the walmart and seriously thought about getting a string or two of the old C-9 (the big ones) bulb type and they have them as LED type which when you touch them at the base of the bulb they are cool to the touch, not that regular C-9 bulbs are really hot but they are fairly warm to the touch.. Are these LED type the way to go in the future?? Truth is I have several strings that are still working that we have had for the past three or four years so, I think they are the way to go.. I almost picked up a string of those this past week but then thought I'd wait and see.. Turns out four or five years ago I got a new string of the old C-9 bulb lights and they are still in the box. As well I have replacement bulbs for the string that was outside on the short pine tree out there and I had it as a holiday tree throughout the year, full red for Valentines day, red white and blue for the summer holidays and orange for Halloween and brown for Thanksgiving.. Ok they don't have brown bulbs for Thanksgiving so they are switched from all orange to the holiday lot for Christmas.. (all green for St. Patty's day)... So I have enough replacement bulbs for the three strings plus the new, in the box, never been used set.. That answered weather I needed a new string for myself.. However I am still not sure about the actual Christmas tree or not.. I like the old looking lights, the bigger lights although I like them from the old days from when I was little, I remember wishing we could have all the strings be the little twinkly lights when I was little.. Strange how I try to want to turn the clock back to then in that way..
I was looking at some pictures from a Christmas from way back when and we had the old cardboard fireplace up.. The thought of trying to build that after so many years of it not being up.. I can't even remember the last time it was up.. I don't think I was in high school, so it was a LONG ASS time ago.. We (I) did try the old train that mom had gotten for dad way back one year, I brought it up but I just wanted to look at it.. Then there was the old santa ski slope thing.. I tried to put in on the tree and had all sorts of trouble building it and having it work and I think the last time we tried it on the tree was the only time it was on the tree and then we put it on the floor because it needs to be on a fairly level surface.. And last year I did put it on the floor next to the tree but after a little while I took it down knowing there was a little boy that would want to play with it, and might be too rough with it.. It was the same reason we didn't put the train together, it really isn't a toy, and I would have hated to see him tear it up.. Maybe someday when he gets a little older he will understand how to take care of things.. I wouldn't want to see him tear it up not knowing that it was in fact his grandpas train.. I'd like him to understand who his grand dad was and what he was like and about. Without him being around it will be hard to do.. I knew both of my parents parents ( well their dads anyway), both my dad and moms mothers had passed away long before I was born and they both had remarried so my grandma on both sides were step, but I never knew until I got older that that was the case (highschool or there abouts)...
So here we are going kicking and screaming into the holiday season again.. Seems like it was just yesterday we had gotten through the bowl games of the new year and bitching about the BCS championship farce.. But to each his own.. Went through the Tebow IS GOD to Manning will take us to the super bowl feeling this year, if he stays healthy.. And then crapsketball will soon be all there is, YUCK.. can you say yuck!! No hockey which I never really started to watch again from the first strike that engulfed a whole season and this year could see no hockey... Gee that's just too bad.. Guess we'll have to watch the tiddly wink league.. I could get into that..
Badge Henry
I was looking at some pictures from a Christmas from way back when and we had the old cardboard fireplace up.. The thought of trying to build that after so many years of it not being up.. I can't even remember the last time it was up.. I don't think I was in high school, so it was a LONG ASS time ago.. We (I) did try the old train that mom had gotten for dad way back one year, I brought it up but I just wanted to look at it.. Then there was the old santa ski slope thing.. I tried to put in on the tree and had all sorts of trouble building it and having it work and I think the last time we tried it on the tree was the only time it was on the tree and then we put it on the floor because it needs to be on a fairly level surface.. And last year I did put it on the floor next to the tree but after a little while I took it down knowing there was a little boy that would want to play with it, and might be too rough with it.. It was the same reason we didn't put the train together, it really isn't a toy, and I would have hated to see him tear it up.. Maybe someday when he gets a little older he will understand how to take care of things.. I wouldn't want to see him tear it up not knowing that it was in fact his grandpas train.. I'd like him to understand who his grand dad was and what he was like and about. Without him being around it will be hard to do.. I knew both of my parents parents ( well their dads anyway), both my dad and moms mothers had passed away long before I was born and they both had remarried so my grandma on both sides were step, but I never knew until I got older that that was the case (highschool or there abouts)...
So here we are going kicking and screaming into the holiday season again.. Seems like it was just yesterday we had gotten through the bowl games of the new year and bitching about the BCS championship farce.. But to each his own.. Went through the Tebow IS GOD to Manning will take us to the super bowl feeling this year, if he stays healthy.. And then crapsketball will soon be all there is, YUCK.. can you say yuck!! No hockey which I never really started to watch again from the first strike that engulfed a whole season and this year could see no hockey... Gee that's just too bad.. Guess we'll have to watch the tiddly wink league.. I could get into that..
Badge Henry
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